MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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