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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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