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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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