MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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