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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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