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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes 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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