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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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