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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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