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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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