MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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