MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers 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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