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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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