MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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