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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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