MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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