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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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