MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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