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
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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