MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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