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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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