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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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