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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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