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
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with 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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