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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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