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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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