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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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