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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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