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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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