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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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