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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses 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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