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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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