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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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