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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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