MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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