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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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