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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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