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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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