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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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