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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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