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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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