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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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