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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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