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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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