MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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