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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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