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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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