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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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