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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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