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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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