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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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