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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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