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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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