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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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