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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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