MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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