MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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