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
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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