MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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