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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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