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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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