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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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