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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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