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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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