MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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