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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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