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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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