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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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