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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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