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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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