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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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