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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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