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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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