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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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