MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major 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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