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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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