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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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