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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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