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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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