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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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