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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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