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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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