MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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