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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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