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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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