MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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