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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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