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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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