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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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