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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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