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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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