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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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