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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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