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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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