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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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