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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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