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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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