MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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