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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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