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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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