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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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