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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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