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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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