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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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