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
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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