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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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