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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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