MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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