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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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