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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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