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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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