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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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