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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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