MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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