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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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