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.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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