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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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