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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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