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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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