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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different 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
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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