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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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