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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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