MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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