MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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