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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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