MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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