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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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