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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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