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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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