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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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