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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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