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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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