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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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