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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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