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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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