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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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