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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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