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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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