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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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