MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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