MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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