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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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