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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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