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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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