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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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