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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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