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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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