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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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