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
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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