MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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