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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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