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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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