MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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