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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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