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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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