MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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