MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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