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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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