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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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