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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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