MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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