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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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