MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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