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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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