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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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