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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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