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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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