MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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