MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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