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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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