MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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