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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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