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
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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