MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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