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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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