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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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