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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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