MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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