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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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