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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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