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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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