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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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