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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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