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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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