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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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