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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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