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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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