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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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