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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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