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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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