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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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