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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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