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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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