MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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