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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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