MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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