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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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