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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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