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
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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