MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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