MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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