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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
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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