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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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