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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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