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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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