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
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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