MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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