MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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