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
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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