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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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