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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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