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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major 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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