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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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