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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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