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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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