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 is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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