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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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