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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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