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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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