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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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