MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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