MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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