MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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