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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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