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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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