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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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