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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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