MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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