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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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