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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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