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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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