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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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