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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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