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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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