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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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