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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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