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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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