MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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