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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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