MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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