MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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