MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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