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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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