MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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