MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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