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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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