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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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