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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important 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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