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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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