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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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