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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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