MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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