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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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