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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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