MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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