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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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