MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses 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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