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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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