MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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