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
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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