MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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