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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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