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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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