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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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