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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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