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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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