MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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