MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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