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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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