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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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