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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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