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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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