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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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