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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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