MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews 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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