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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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