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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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