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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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