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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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