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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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