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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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