MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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