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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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