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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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