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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major 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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