MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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