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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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