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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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