MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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