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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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