MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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