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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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