MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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