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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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