MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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