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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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