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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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