MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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