MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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