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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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