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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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