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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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