MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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