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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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