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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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