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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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