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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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