MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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