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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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