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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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