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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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