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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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