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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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