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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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