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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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