MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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