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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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