MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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