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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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