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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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