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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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