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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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