MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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