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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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