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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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