MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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