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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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