MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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