MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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