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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important 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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