MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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