MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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