MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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