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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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