MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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