MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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