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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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