MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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