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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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