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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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