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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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