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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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