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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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