MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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