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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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