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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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