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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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