MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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