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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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