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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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