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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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