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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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