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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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