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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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