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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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