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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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