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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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