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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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