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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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