MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important 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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