MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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