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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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