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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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