MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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