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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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