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 Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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