MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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