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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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