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
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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