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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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