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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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