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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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