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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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