MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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