MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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