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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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