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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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