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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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