MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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