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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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