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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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