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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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