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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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