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
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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