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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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