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 is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly 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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