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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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