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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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