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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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