MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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