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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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