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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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