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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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