MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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