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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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