MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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