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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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