MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores 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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