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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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