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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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