MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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