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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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