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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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