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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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