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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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