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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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