MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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