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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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