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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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