MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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