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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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