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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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