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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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