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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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