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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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