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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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