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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues 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 these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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