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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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