MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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