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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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