MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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