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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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