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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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