MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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