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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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