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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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