MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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