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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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