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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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