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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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