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
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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