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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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