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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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