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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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