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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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