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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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