MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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