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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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