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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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