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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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