MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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