MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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