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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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