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
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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