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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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