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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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