MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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