MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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