MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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