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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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