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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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