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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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