MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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