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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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