MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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