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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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