MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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