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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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