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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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