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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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