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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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