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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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