MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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