MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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