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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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