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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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