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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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