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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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