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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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