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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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