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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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