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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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