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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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