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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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