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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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