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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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