MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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