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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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