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
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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