MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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