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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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