MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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