MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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