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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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