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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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