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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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