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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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