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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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