MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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