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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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