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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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