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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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