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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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