MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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