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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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