MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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