MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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