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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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