MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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