MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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