MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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