MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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