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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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