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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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