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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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