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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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