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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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