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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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