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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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