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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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