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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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