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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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