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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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